TradingKey – According to media reports, OpenAI is considering delaying its planned initial public offering until next year to seek a higher valuation and wait for a more favorable market environment. Reports suggest that OpenAI’s advisors have presented two options to management: launch the IPO as soon as possible while accepting a lower valuation, or wait until 2027 to push forward with the listing to target a valuation of up to $1 trillion.

Currently, OpenAI has not officially confirmed any IPO delay. Previously, the company confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, making it another major AI model developer preparing to go public, following Anthropic. However, recent heightened volatility in AI tech stocks, sluggish performance of some…